Receptacle.



W. A. STEWART.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION man nmzs, |917.

` Patented Jan. 7', 1919.

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To all whom t may concern: y

Be it known lthat I, WILLIAM A. STEWART, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented certain new and `useful Improvementsin Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles and moreparticularly to a wood and coal container adapted to be strong, durableand efficient in use and designed to be ornamental in appearance' andadapted to permit the coal to be continuously removed from thereceptacle.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a coal and woodcontainer of this character including a novel and durable constructionwhereby the coal and wood may be easily placed within the container andremoved therefrom while permitting a relatively large quantity of `fuelto be stored 1n a comparatively small space so that the container may beused in living quarters and within convenient reach of the stove, rangeor furnace.

rllhe invention further aims at the provision of a receptacle of thischaracter having` a sliding door through which the coal may be extractedand which will be so constructed as to prevent the door from being`jammed or held against opening by the pressure of the material withinthe container.

A further object" of the invention is the provision of a receptaclewhich consists of` comparatively few 'parts and is simple inconstruction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usageto which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description 0f the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following` description and theaccompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of myinvention, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation partly broken away to disclose theinterior construction.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the lline 3-3 of Fig. 1, andpartly broken away.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is illustrated .the preferred form ofmy invention, in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding'. parts throughout the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 28, 1917. Serial No. 209,329.

several views, the receptacle is provided with a front wall 1 having twovertical guide ways 2 mounted intermediate its ends. A square opening isformed in the center of the wall between the two vertical guide ways 2and this opening is normally closed by a sliding door el having itsedges engaged in the guide way 2 to facilitate the sliding movement andto permit the door to be raised and lowered as desired. The squareopening 3 is of a. height equal to about half the height of the wall 1and rotatably mounted on the wall above the door is ya drum 5 having ahandle by which the drum may be manually rotated. A lifting chain 6 hasone of its terminals connected to the doorll and its opposite termina-lis connected to the drum 5 so that it is merely necessary to rotate thedrum whereupon the chain 6 will be wound upon the drum and the door Ilthereby raised to open the door-way or opening 3, for permitting thefuel to beextracted from the container. A top wall 7 and a bottom wall 8are also provided and are constructed of wood or other suitable materialpossessing suilicient durability to stand 'the weight of the materialwit-hin the container. By referring to Fig. 2, of the drawing it will benoted that a portion of the top wall adjacent the rear edge is disposedin a horizontal plane while the forward portion is extended `at an angletoward the front of the receptacle thus providing an inclined top wall.In the bottom, the wall 8 is constructed in just the reverse manner,since it will be observed that the front portion of the wall is disposedin a horizontal plane while the rearward portion extends upwardly from.the horizontal portion at an angle and is joined to the rear wall 9.This construction permits considerable saving in production andmanufacture of the receptacle since the walls 7 and 8 are of identicalformation, the only difference being in the inverse manner of mountingthe same. The top wall 7, 'however is divided so that the horizontalportions form a lto-p closure 10 and a knob 12 is provided on theclosure 10 for permitting the same to be easily raised or opened.

The two ends of the receptacle are closed by the end walls 13 and 14 andall of the walls have their marginal edges embraced by the flanges ofreinforcing angle iron 15l suitably shaped to embrace the margins of thewalls and thereby forming a supporting frameto maintain the wall of thereceptacleY may be assembled before the walls are mounted in the frameand the latter may be formed of strips of wood or any desirablematerial. The sizes of the frame, of course, will be governed by thecapacity so that any desired quantity of material may be stored withinthe container.

Mounted within the container on the front wall 1 is a deflecting shelfor guard flange 16 of an inverted V-shaped strip of material disposedimmediately above the door-way. This fl( nge is attached to the interiorsurface of the front wall by the strips of angle iron 17 having theirflanges disposed to embrace the flange and hold the same at an anglewith respect to the front wall so that the flange or rshelf is inclinedinwardly and the ends thereof are'inclined longitudinally. This shelf orflange is of suliicient Width to prevent the coal or material within thecontainer from binding and pressing against the door. In this manner thedoor may be readily raised at all times even though the containerO isfilled to capacity.

A partition 18 is extended transversely through the interior of thereceptacle adj acent one end thereof thereby providing a relativelylarge coal container 19 and a comparatively smaller wood container 20.The coal and wood is then received in separate compartments and may beplaced in their respective compartments through the opening providedwhen the closure 10 is raised.

The legs of the container as indicated at 21 are formed of extensions ofthe cornei1 angle iron pieces which are a part of the frame and it willbe obvious that these logs may be of any desired length and since theineXpensiveness of the container is one of its important features itwill be obvious that the manner of providing the legs eliminates thenecessity of separate attachment and also permits the container to beplaced in a corner close to the wall.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durablereceptacle has been provided the details of which embody the preferredform. I desire it to be understood, however, that slight changes in theminor details of construction may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

Claim:

A receptacle of the character described comprising a container, having asloping bottom wall whereby the contents of the container has a tendencyto move toward the front wall, a defiecting shelf comprising an invertedV-shaped strip mounted on the front wall, the latter having a door-way,the said deflecting shelf being mounted above the door-way, the saidinverted V-shaped strip being also disposed at an angle with respect tothe front wall of the receptacle whereby the shelf is inclineddownwardly and inwardly, the said door-way having a sliding door mountedon the front wall.

In testimony whereof` I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. STEWART.

Witnesses:

B. DAVIS, ALFRED FUHRMAN.

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' Washington, D. C.

